National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi conducts the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS/ BDS Courses under 15% merit positions in the Medical/ Dental Colleges of India as per the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and will be governed by the rules and regulations specified for the same by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The responsibility of the CBSE is limited to the conduct of the entrance test, declaration of result and providing merit list to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), New Delhi and participating State Governments/Universities/Institutions.
The counselling for successful candidates under 15% All India Quota seats is conducted by the DGHS and the Counselling for admission in seats under the control of other participating States/ Universities/ Institutions shall be conducted by their respective Authorities.
Candidates seeking admission in AFMC for MBBS Course will register online through NEET and in addition to registering with NEET they will also have to register at www.afmc.nic.in. The links of the AFMC websites for registration & online application will be activated after CBSE allots Roll Number to the candidates appearing in NEET.
Candidates seeking admission under State Quota seats, Central Institutions, AFMC and other participating institutions etc. are also advised to be in touch with the concerned authority viz., Medical Education Directorate of the State / UT / Institutions / University/AFMC.
Tentative Dates for NEET
| Last date for online submission of Application Forms without late fee | 2nd week of January |
| Last date for online submission of Application Forms with late fee | 2nd week of February |
| Last date for uploading of Admit Cards on website | 1st week of April |
| Date of Entrance Exam | 1st week of May |
| Announcement of Result | 1st week of June |
Eligibility Criteria for NEET
- 1. The Candidate should bean Indian National.
- 2. Minimum age of the candidate should be 17 years at the time of admission.
- 3. The upper age limit is 25 years as on 31st December of the years of the entrance exam which shall be relaxed by a period of 5 years for the candidates of SC/ ST/ OBC category.
- 4. The Candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Bio-technology and English individually.
- 5. He/ She must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks for General Category (GC), 45% marks for General-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH category in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together in qualifying examinations.
- 6. No state eligibility criteria will be applicable for the students who take admission under 15% All India Quota Scheme.
Pattern of NEET
Analysis of NEET 2016
In compliance with the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated 29.4.2016 & 9.05.2016, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-UG (NEET-I) and (NEET-II) on 1st May, 2016 & 24th July, 2016 respectively. NEET-I was conducted at 1040 centres in 52 cities all over India and abroad & NEET-II was conducted at 739 centres in 56 cities in India.
According to the top Court’s verdict, students who registered for NEET Phase-1 were allowed to appear for the next phase of NEET on 24th July but with a condition that they will have to give up their Phase-1 score.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the combined results of both the phases of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-I & II) on Tuesday, 16th August 2016 a day ahead of the expected date.
The Result of NEET-UG, 2016 was declared on the basis of the qualifying criteria prescribed by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India and also based on the information submitted by the candidates in their online application forms.
A total number of 7,31,223 candidates were appeared in the examination, out of which 1,83,424 boys and 2,26,049 girls were qualified. More girls (2,26,049) qualified for admissions to medical and dental colleges than boys (1,83,424). Of the 9 transgendered applicants, 4 have qualified. The qualifying criteria for general category students was 50 percentile and 1,71,329 applicants from the category have qualified for admissions.
The combined statistics is as follows
| Category | Eligible Regd. candidates | Appeared | Absent | Qualified (15%) | Qualified (Over All NEET) |
| Male | 3,69,649 | 3,37,572 | 32,077 | 11,058 | 1,83,424 |
| Female | 4,32,930 | 3,93,642 | 39,288 | 8,266 | 2,26,049 |
| Transgender | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Total |
8,02,594 |
7,31,223 |
71,371 |
19,325 |
4,09,477 |
The qualified candidates have to further complete the formalities and admission with the respective Counselling Authorities viz., DGHS, Medical Education Directorates of States, AFMC, Institutions and Universities, etc. for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses. The details and schedule of counseling would be available on the websites of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education Directorates of States, AFMC, Institutions and Universities concerned. Candidates are advised to be in touch with the respective Counselling Authorities and Institutions concerned for further details.
NEET 2016 Cut-Off Score for counseling under 15% “All India Quota” Seats OR
Details of the candidates qualified the test on the basis of the minimum qualifying criteria of NEET-UG, 2016 are as follows:
| Category | Marks Range | Qualifying Criteria | No. of Candidates |
| UR | 685- 145 | 50th Percentile | 171329 |
| OBC | 678-118 | 40th Percentile | 175226 |
| SC | 595- 118 | 40th Percentile | 47183 |
| ST | 599-118 | 40th Percentile | 15710 |
| UR & PH | 474 – 131 | 45th Percentile | 437 |
| OBC & PH | 510 – 118 | 40th Percentile | 597 |
| SC & PH | 415-118 | 40th Percentile | 143 |
| ST & PH | 339 – 118 | 40th Percentile | 36 |
Schedule of Medical Entrance Examinations
| Name of Exams | No. of Seats | Months of Notification | Tentative Date of Exams | Scheme of Exams | Contact Details for Enquiry |
|
NEET
(National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) |
**15% All India Quota Seats for merit position in the Govt. Medical/ Dental Colleges of India |
November/
December |
1st Week of May |
Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology (45 MCQs each). Total 180 Questions. Each question carries 4 marks. Max. Marks: 720. Negative marks: 1/4.
Time: 3 hrs. Offline mode of Test. |
The Deputy Secretary (Examination).
NEET Unit, CBSE, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-92 www.aipmt.nic.in, www.cbse.nic.in |
|
AIIMS
(All India Institute of Medical Sciences) |
“Approx.
672 seats in all AIIMS in India |
December/
January |
End of May / 1st week of June |
MCQs and A-R type questions on Physics-60, Chemistry-60, Biology-60 and Gen.Knowledge-20. Each question carries 1 mark. Max. Marks: 200. Negative marks: 1/3.
Time: 31/2 hrs. Online mode of Test. |
Assistant Controller of Examinations,
Examination Section, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi -110608 www.aiims.edu |
|
JIPMER
(Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research) |
Approx. 150 seats for Puducherry – Campus and 50 seats for Karaikal – Campus |
October/
November |
1st week of June |
JIPMER Entrance Exam for MBBS consists of 200 MCQs of Physics-60, Chemistry-60, Biology-60, Logic & Quant. Reasoning-10 & English-10. Each correct response shall be awarded 1 mark. ZERO mark wilt be given for the question NOT answered. NO NEGATIVE Marking. Time: 2 1/2 hrs.
Online mode only. |
Asst. Registrar,
Faculty of Medical Sciences, JIPMER, Dhanvantry Nagar, Pondicherry www.jipmer.edu.in |
★ ★ Total All India Quota Seats for NEET qualifiers: 19325 for 2016
★ ★ From August 2013, six new AIIMS like Institutions viz: Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh and Bhopal have been started with an intake of 100 students each, Note: Number of seats are subject to change as per Govt, policy
State-wise Medical Colleges & their Seats in India
| States & Union Territories | Governments Colleges | Private Colleges | |||
| No. of Colleges | No of Seats | No. of Colleges | No of Seats | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 12 | 1900 | 15 | 1900 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| 3 | Assam | 5 | 626 | 1 | 100 |
| 4 | Bihar | 9 | 950 | 4 | 300 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 5 | 550 | 1 | 150 |
| 6 | Goa | 1 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 9 | 1530 | 12 | 1700 |
| 8 | Haryana | 4 | 500 | 4 | 300 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 200 | 1 | 150 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 400 | 1 | 100 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 3 | 290 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 15 | 1950 | 35 | 5095 |
| 13 | Kerala | 9 | 1250 | 21 | 2300 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 800 | 8 | 1000 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 21 | 2900 | 27 | 3295 |
| 16 | Manipur | 2 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mizoram | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 19 | Nagaland | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 20 | Odisha | 3 | 550 | 5 | 500 |
| 21 | Punjab | 3 | 450 | 7 | 695 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 8 | 1400 | 5 | 700 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 22 | 2810 | 23 | 2700 |
| 25 | Telangana | 5 | 850 | 15 | 1900 |
| 26 | Tripura | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 15 | 1949 | 21 | 1800 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 2 | 200 | 2 | 300 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 14 | 2050 | 3 | 400 |
| 30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 33 | Daman and Diu | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 34 | Delhi | 6 | 850 | 2 | 200 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 36 | Puducherry | 2 | 225 | 7 | 1050 |
| Total | 190 | 25880 | 223 | 26935 | |